Karen Gathany lives in Birmingham, Alabama with her boyfriend Blake. She graduated with a BFA in graphic design from Auburn University in 2008. She especially enjoys brand identity, editorial design, and watercolor illustration.


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Birmingham Botanical Gardens

One area of design I really enjoy is rebranding - taking an existing brand that looks dated or just isn't working and reshaping it to better suit to a client's needs. That's exactly what I aimed to do with my final project in design school. I created a new graphic identity for the Birmingham Botanical Gardens that included a logo, stationery suite, advertisements, a brochure, booklets, postcards, signage, posters, and apparel. The overall feel is natural, textural, and fresh. I painted the watercolor map and several spot illustrations that are featured on different pieces.